The municipality of Folgoso do Courel (1,284 inhabitants in 2007;
192.8 sq. km) is located in the south-east of the Province of Lugo.The
municipality is made of the nine parishes of Vilamor, Fologoso,
Seceda, Seoane, Esperante, Horreos, Visuña, Meiraos and Noceda.

According to "La Voz de Galicia," 8 January 2009, the Decree
prescribing the flag and arms of Folgoso do Courel, adopted by the
Government of Galicia on 4 December 2008, was published in the
Galician official gazette ("Diario Oficial de Galicia") on 7 January
2009.

The flag of Folgoso do Courel is yellow with a chestnut tree,
surmounting a green horizontal stripe topped by four peaks and covering
one third of the flag height.

The coat of arms of Folgoso do Courel is a yellow shield with the
chestnut and the peaks, the basis of the shield being argent two waves
azure and the chestnut being flanked by two Crosses of Santiago gules.
The shield is surmounted with a Royal crown.

The chestnut is an important element of the local economy, recalled by
the Chestnut Festival, celebrated since 1986 on the second Saturday
and Sunday of November, in turn in Folgoso (even years) and in Seoane
(odd years). The other elements already appeared in the former coat of
arms, described below.

The International Civic Heraldry website, quoting E. Pardo de Guevara
y Valdés (Emblemas municipais de Galicia. I. Expedientes de escudos e
bandeiras aprobados nos anos 1994-1997. Government of Galicia, 1999),
shows the previous coat of arms of Folgoso de Courel, with the
chestnut replaced by the Cross of Santiago flanked by two scallops
argent.

This coat of arms was indeed approved by the Government of Galicia on
15 September 1994 (Decree No. 280, published in the Galician official
gazette on 22 September 1994), with the following description (in
Galician):

The Cross of Santiago recalls that Folgoso de Courel belonged to the
Commandry of Barra. The peaks represents the mountain range known as
Serra do Courel while the waves represent rivers Lor and Lózara, which
water the municipality.